courtiser

to court

k u ʁ . t i . z e
courtis to court + er Infinitive
verb Rare #45,698
to court
FR: Il essaie de courtiser sa collègue.
EN: He is trying to court his colleague.

Mais j'étais pas le seul à les courtiser.

But I wasn't the only one courting them.

— Harry Potter et l'Ordre du Phénix (2007)

Pour courtiser les femmes.

To woo women.

— Le Cercle des poètes disparus (1989)

Il essaya de la courtiser avec des poèmes amoureux.

He tried to woo her with love poems.

J'ai essayé de courtiser sa sœur, mais elle ne voulait pas de moi.

I tried to court his sister, but she didn’t want me.